Mail-bag delivering apparatus.



J. ,L. KOST.

MAILBAG DELIVERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJI, 19!]- Patented May 21,1918.

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J. L. KOST.

mm BAG DELIVERING APPARATUS. APIPLI'CATION FILED AUG-31,1911. 'LQBHPatented May 21,1918

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letter I companying reference markedthereon i security to the contentsbeing eifected by the impact at I JOSEPH Kosr, on eALvnsTon, Texas, ssenon-o ONE-HALF TO JAMES H. SI-IIVELY,

. a 1 i I or eALvEsToN, TEXAS.

MAIn-BAe-nEI-avnnine Arramwrns.

To all whom it may concern Befit' known that I, JOSEPH I1. Kos'rya'citizen of the United States, residing at Galveston; inthe county ofGalveston, State of Texas have invented certain new-and usefulImprovements in Mail-Bag-Delivering Apparatus, of which the following isa description, reference being had to the'acdrawing and to the figuresof My invention relates to a deviceffor' ef- "fecting the receipt ofbags and the like from and the delivery thereof to railway'trains, cars,etc.,while the latter are in motion. It contemplates a combination ofsupporting devices upon the car or vehicle and at the station or fixedpoint of receipt and delivery which will besimplmecbnomicrl inconstruction and highly {eflicient in operation. 'Its' fur her purposes'arethat both receipt and delivery otbags and the like shall beefiectedQwith the highest degree of thereof, and that the deviceshall bemoved out ofoperative position immediatelyon receiptof a bag, this ofthebag itself. Further objects will be' apparent from the "descriptionhereinafter contained. T 1 Inorder to illustatemy invention Ihaveshownjaii' embodiment thereof in the accoinp any'ing drawings, whereineFigure 1 "'jside elevation of my device,

showing them'oving railway car part ally broken away. y

" Fig. 2 isa plan view, of the receiving and delivering device at thestation and Fig. ,3 isia perspective ,view oflthe bag support andcatcher attached'tothe can Inthe drawin s 5 represents .amoving'car,

in'thedoor 6 O .which is fitted a, frame 7,

suitablyjof metal, and pivoted atjopposite sides of the door frame at 8,8 byineans of pins 9, 9. This frame, in inoperative position,'fitsclosely but freely within the door of the car, and thus forms noobstruction to entrance or egress therefrom. It is provided at its lowerend" with a handle 10, whereby it maybemoved' about its pivots 94, andat its "upper end with a bag support 11, pivotally hungfat 12betweenL-plates 13 securely jbolted or otherwise fixed to the top bar offrame 7 and havmgY upwardly turned,

' hooked end 14:", 14;; facing in opposite directions; "'Inoperation thebag 15 to be 'de- '18. spaced, parallel rails v16, 16 extendhorizontally for equal. distances, i'orming the horizontal receivingportion 19, 19; are then 21 pointing in the direction from vthe framelivered from the car to the station is hung on the hooked end which ispointed in the direction opposite that in which thecar bag from thesupport and receiver at the and receiver comsupporting plates 17, 17 toa rotatable post In one direction from said post the inclineddownwardly, this inclined receiving portion being ndicated as 20 and arethencaused to converge to a point 21. In the oppositedirection the railsextend equal dIStaIiCGS from said postand arethen cut off, forming thehorizontal delivery portion 22i The supporting post 18 is rot'atablymount- "ed' in a bearing collar 23 and thrust plate 2 1 carried by amovable car or truck 25 mounted on wheels 26 which are guided insuitable channel irons 27 positioned at right angles to the track onwhich the railwaycar moves.

The post, together with the supporting and p moves, and the other hook14 picks up the receiving device carried by it, is thus capable 3 ofmovement toward and away from the track on which the car 5 operates aswell as of a rotary movement about the axis or the post. y I

In the embodiment illustrated the bags 15 are shown as providedwith ametallic frame 28 to which the chain 29 is attached at opposite sides ofthe bag.

In operationlthe bag to be removed from the car is hung by the ,chain 29on the hook 14 of the bag support 11 facing in the direction opposltethat in which the car is moving, which s ndicated by an arrow. The sta-.121011 support 18 moved near the track on which the car moves andisrotated so that it is parallel thereto with the converging end which thecar comes. As, the car with the bag approaches,

7. so that the converging end 21 of the station support will enter theloop of chain 29 and the bag support 11 pass between rails 16. Theimpetus of the bag 5 causes. it to slide along the receiving member,

the operator within the cartilts ascending the inclined portion 20 thechain 29 impacting against suitable shock absorbers attached to thehorizontal section 19. These shock absorbers, in the embodiment shown,consist of rods 31 provided with heads 32 and mounted in bearings 33, 33so as to be capable of reciprocal movement. They are provided withcoiled springs 34 which engage" at one end wlth one of the bearlngs 33and at the. other end against collars 35 fired to rods 31, and whichQflicr resistance to the movement of the impacting bags and absorb v theshock of their impact.

If a, bagisto be picked up by. the moving carit is suspended by. itschainr29 over the horizontal delivery portion22.,, The forward hookedendl4-of thebag support 11, passing between these bars, engages the chainand-removes the bag. A curved uide member -3,6 is provided, below whichthe bag is ,s uspended and which preventsthe bag from being thrownupwardly in its movement. ,The. station receiverand support is causedtomove away from the car track by the impact of the bagimthe followingmanner. .Acable; or rope 3.7 is attached to a suitableeye38 fixed to thetruck 25, passes 7 over asheave 39 mounted on apost 40 and then over asheave 41 mounted on a post 42 arranged at adistancefrom post 18in thedirection of the receiving end2 1 of tlieista- .iOIl receiver, Bppe3'Zterminatesin a hook 43, which is engaged in .eye 44 attached totheendgof a ropehammock 45 suspended from thebars 16,16, preferably tothe rear of shock absorbers'Sl, 31. V c

c; The operation of the'above described device is as follows:

cooperation shown.,, Itis obvious that a second rope and set of sheavescorresponding to that shown be providedonthe oppositeqside for efiectingthe lateral movement of the device, the eye 44 offthe hammock 45 beingengaged by the hook of said .c v 5 Having described the above embodimentof my invention, I claim:

In a device of the. class described, a

station receivi-ng and delivering member comprising a support, spacedhorizontal railscarried bysaid support, said rails being inclineddownwardly and convergingto a point oneend, whereby they are capable ofentering the loop of a bag, and said rails -rails being inclined beingcut off at vpoints equidistant from the support at the other end.

' In a device of the class described, a station receiving and deliveringmember comprising a rotatable support, spaced horizontal rails carriedby said support, said rails being inclined downwardly and converging toa point at one end, whereby they are capable o'f'entering the loop of abag, shock absorbers mounted on said rails, and said rails being cut offat points equidistant from the support at the other end. i

In adevice of the.class described, a station receiving and deliveringmember comprising a rotatable support, spaced, horizontal rails carriedby said support, said downwardly and converging to a point at one end,thereby formin g a bag receiving end, said rails being continued beyondthe support at the opposite end, a laterally movable truck for carryingthe rotatable support, and means for moving said truck actuated by theimpact of delivery to member.

4.;111 a device of the class described, a station receiving anddelivering member comprising a rotatable support, spaced, horizontal;rails carried by said support, said said receiving and delivering railsbeing inclined downwardly and converging to-a point at one end, therebyforming a bag receivlng end, said rails being continued beyond thesupport at the opposite end, a laterallymovable truck for car rying therotatable support, means for moving said truck, said means comprising arope attached to the truck, guiding means for said ropc, md a hammocksuspended from thereceiving and deliveringmember below the receiving endthereof and attached to said rope, whereby impact upon 1 said hammockcauses vI5. In a device of station receiving a comprising a rotatabzontal rails carried rails being inclined a pull on said rope. v theclass described, a d delivering member e support, spaced, horiby saidsupport. said downwardly and converging to a point at one end therebyforming a ag receiving end, said rails being continued beyond thesupport at the opposite end toform a bag delivering end, and

a curved guide below said delivering end for lnmtmgupward movement ofbags delivered thereby. 1

6. In a dev ce of the class described, means for supportmg a bag carr edby a mov ng car, said supporting means comprising a frame pivotally.mounted in the door of the car, a support pivotally hung to the top ofsaid frame, said support comprising hook-like members facing inopposited1rect1ons, a station receiving and delivering member comprisingspaced receiving and delivering rails, and means for moving the frame ofthe bag supporting means to cause the support mounted thereon to passcry to said receiving means for moving said 10 between the rails of thestation receiving truck. and delivering member. In testimony whereof, Iaffix my signa- 7. In a device of the class described, a ture, in thepresence of two Witnesses." station receiving and delivering membercomprising a rotatable support, receiving JOSEPH KOST' and deliverymeans carried by said support, Witnesses: a laterally movable carrierfor said support, JAs. H. SHIVELY,

and means actuated by the impact of deliv- M. L. FROST.

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